Since 1980, Minnesota has led the nation in turnout in 13 of 17 elections including the last nine straight election cycles.

"Minnesota has done a terrific job in turning out voters, and I give their Secretary of State Mark Ritchie a lot of credit for making civic participation a top priority," said Anderson. "That said, Minnesota has had their turn -- it's now Iowa’s turn to be No. 1."

Anderson worked with Raygun in Des Moines to develop a new T-shirt for the campaign. It reads "Brad Anderson: 'I won't sleep until Iowa beats Minnesota in voter turnout.'"

Anderson said he has a five-step plan to beat Minnesota in turnout:

--Step 1: Simplify the Vote by Mail Process. Currently, Iowa voters must fill out a form and request to vote by mail for each election. Anderson supports allowing voters to sign up to vote-by-mail and check a box to automatically receive a ballot in the mail every election. This will save local auditors time processing requests and boost turnout among voters who regularly vote by mail but sometimes forget to request ballots ahead of time.

--Step 2: Online Voter Registration. Currently 13 states offer online voter registration and there is no reason Iowa should remain on the sidelines. Online voter registration has proven to be secure and saves local auditors time and taxpayers money. In this day and age, we pay our bills and even get drivers licenses online, so we can find a way to harness the power of the Internet to register to vote.

--Step 3: Create and Promote an Election Info Hub. Work with local auditors to provide a one-stop Election Information Hub for voters to check on accurate dates, times and polling locations for local and statewide elections. Utilize social media and traditional media outlets to promote the Election Information Hub to Iowa voters.

--Step 4: Reduce Number of Elections. Reduce voter fatigue and apathy by reducing the number of elections. Over the last year many voters in Iowa were asked to vote in more than a half-dozen separate elections, ranging from special elections, to school board elections to municipal elections to runoff elections. Combining many small elections into larger elections will increase turnout and save taxpayers time and money in the process.

--Step 5: Do No Harm. Over the past several decades Iowa Republicans and Democrats have passed and signed laws to make it easier to vote. Rather than chipping away at our voting laws and passing expensive, unnecessary bills that would make it more difficult for Iowans to vote, as Secretary of State I will devote our time and resources to finding ways to strengthen the integrity of our elections and get more Iowans to turnout for our elections.

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